[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-longevity-begins-from-raising-disciples":3,"chapter-longevity-begins-from-raising-disciples-longevity-begins-from-raising-disciples-chapter-286":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Longevity Begins From Raising Disciples",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1530646,1988,"Chapter 286 - 173: The Disciple’s Unusual Behavior (Day 3 of 10,000 Words Daily) (3)","longevity-begins-from-raising-disciples-chapter-286",286,"\u003Cp>Her small act of defiance was like an ant trying to stop a cart in front of Chen Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold on tight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye laughed aloud, ignoring his apprentice’s struggle in his arms. With a thought, the Iron-Horned Demon Bull shot out like an arrow, carrying the mentor and student out of the cave!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonlight, like water, shimmered on the man, the child, and the bull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wahhhh! Master! Slow down! Slow down!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Qing Jun cried out in fear, her small hands clutching the bull’s horns, eyes shut tight, not daring to look around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But gradually, she realized that the big bull beneath her, though fast, was exceptionally steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rushing wind at her ears was a refreshing mountain breeze; the soothing scent around her nose was the fragrance of grass and trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The broad chest she leaned against was her master’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She secretly opened one eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw the trees beside her swiftly receding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moon overhead was big and round, seemingly within reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t quite describe this feeling, only that suddenly, she was no longer scared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Chen Ye brought back the girl who had played wildly, riding on the majestic Iron-Horned Dragon Bull to the courtyard in the Inner Valley, dawn was already breaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye had just dismounted from the bull, stored the puppet in the Storage Bag, and led the little girl into the Inner Courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, another apprentice dashed out like an arrow and hugged Chen Ye’s leg tightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master! Where did you go! Do you know... do you know how worried we were!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhiwei’s haggard look,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The joyfully playful Qing Jun and Chen Ye instantly felt guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>after the older girl took a deep breath from her master’s leg, her expression quickly calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tilted her small face up, quietly looking at her master:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, please don’t run off like that again, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That look was not like a little girl’s, but more like an overburdened mother, advising her disobedient child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye was at a loss for words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was truly exhausting...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grown man, being watched so closely by two apprentices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed, lifting the older apprentice’s petite body and stroking her smooth black hair:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright... Master is destined to be managed by you all forever...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way around it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Refusing his apprentices was really too difficult for Chen Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the commotion, life in Lisong Valley resumed its routine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye led fifteen Spirit Plant Cultivators, systematically restoring the vitality of the Medicinal Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his exceptional Spirit Plant Technique, the withered Spirit Plants revived at a speed visible to the naked eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, another group led by Lin Jinghua also began cultivating Silver Scale Flowers for Chen Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the independent courtyard surrounded by bamboo in the Inner Valley,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qiongyu also commenced her life as a maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a kind of life she never imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humiliating, unsettling, yet also carrying a hint of an unfamiliar feeling called \"stability.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She no longer had to cater to those deceitful male cultivators for a few Spirit Stones, speaking words she didn’t mean;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor did she have to live in constant fear that the Zhang family’s three sisters would suddenly come and drag her poor sister to the black market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, she had a clean room, plenty of Spiritual Qi, and her sister’s illness seemed to show hope of improvement in the hands of that man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all this came at a cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cost was her freedom and what remained of her dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every morning, she got up early to prepare hot water and a delicate breakfast for the two little masters similar in age to her sister, yet worlds apart in status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Qiongyu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Jun was always the first to wake up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because the little girl was diligent; every time after having breakfast, she would go back to sleep for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor was it because she was greedy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She got up early each time just to secretly sneak into her master’s room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, her master was still sleeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the little girl would sit puffed-up on her master’s body, tugging at his beard: \"Master is such a lazybones! Won’t get up so early!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waking her master and having breakfast together, she would then quietly slip back to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes Lin Qiongyu would ask her why she did this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl thought for a while, seemingly having an epiphany: \"Yes, why do I do this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qiongyu: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She realized that the little girl simply wanted to have breakfast with her master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye was really too busy, busy every day after leaving home, only returning when it was late at night, exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only in the morning, master and apprentice could have a meal together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qiongyu liked Xu Qingjun very much,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was like a cheerful little sparrow, always chirping around Lin Qiongyu, \"What’s for breakfast this morning? Are there any meat buns?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this innocent and bright little girl who still held a bit of past friendship towards her, Lin Qiongyu was always patient, gently responding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when facing the other little master, Lu Zhiwei, the situation was completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The water is hot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhiwei wouldn’t fuss like Qing Jun; she just stood quietly by, watching Lin Qiongyu with those clear black eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That gaze carried no malice, yet it pressed down on Lin Qiongyu with more weight than any criticism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The pastries are too sweet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lin Qiongyu brought out the osmanthus cake she had carefully prepared, learned from Granny Li, Zhiwei only took a small bite before putting down her chopsticks, commenting lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>",951,"2026-06-06T06:08:59.013Z",1,"novelbin.me","0644e656620ebea25100540fa837362a1581e5db78ba7beb8bcac69ee67654ac","longevity-begins-from-raising-disciples-chapter-287","longevity-begins-from-raising-disciples-chapter-285",686,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flongevity-begins-from-raising-disciples-cover.jpg"]